| The Green Papers: West Virginia 2026 General Election |
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West Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 12 May 2026 General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Candidates affiliated with a recognized political party who run for election in a primary election and who lose the nomination cannot change her or his voter registration to a minor party organization/unaffiliated candidate to take advantage of the later filing deadlines and have their name on the subsequent general election ballot. The Democratic, Libertarian, Mountain, and Republican political parties are recognized in West Virginia. "No party" candidates include minor parties, unaffiliated or independent candidates. The primary includes the Democratic and Republican parties. The Libertarian and Mountain parties nominate by convention. 25 January 2025: The West Virginia Republican Party votes to close its primaries, effective 2026. Running for Office Guide from the West Virginia Secretary of State. Candidates Listing by Office from the West Virginia Secretary of State. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator James Conley "Jim" Justice, II • First elected: 2024. [Previously served as Governor being first elected: 2016 (as a Democrat); changed party affiliation to Republican: 3 August 2017; re-elected: 2020 (as a Republican).] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Shelley Moore Capito • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (10) | |||||
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Democratic | Stuart Thornton "Thornton" Cooper | |||
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Democratic | former Morgantown City Council Member Rachel Lee Fetty-Anderson • FEC S6WV00188 |
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Democratic | former state Senator Jeffrey Vincent "Jeff" Kessler • FEC S6WV00196 |
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Democratic | Christopher "Rio" Phillips • FEC S6WV00170; 31 Dec 25; Tot $6,844; Dsb $4,682 |
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Democratic | Zachary Chase "Zach" Shrewsbury • 14 April 2025: Filed a termination report with the FEC. 14 July 2025: Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC. • FEC S4WV00357; 31 Dec 25; Tot $259,631; Dsb $249,599 |
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Republican | Senator Shelley Moore Capito • FEC S4WV00159; 31 Dec 25; Tot $2,591,055; Dsb $563,581 |
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Republican | Alexander David "Alex" Gaaserud • FEC S6WV00154; 31 Dec 25; Tot $0; Dsb $0 |
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Republican | Janet M. McNulty • FEC S4WV00407; 31 Dec 25; Tot $305; Dsb $305 |
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Republican | David Paul Purkey | |||
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Republican | state Senator Thomas Edward "Tom" Willis, II • FEC S6WV00162; 31 Dec 25; Tot $387,879; Dsb $224,647 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Patrick James Morrisey • First elected: 2024. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress Carol Devine Miller • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Britta "Brit" Aguirre • FEC H6WV01137; 31 Dec 25; Tot $108,134; Dsb $103,866 |
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Democratic | Vincent Raymond "Vince" George • FEC H6WV01160 |
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Republican | Larry Robert Jackson • FEC H6WV01111; 31 Dec 25; Tot $72,110; Dsb $51,479 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Carol Devine Miller • FEC H8WV03097; 31 Dec 25; Tot $1,081,355; Dsb $437,765 |
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Independent | Isaiah Patrick Rucker • FEC H6WV01103 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Republican | Member of Congress Riley McGowan Moore • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (6) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Ahsan "Ace" Parsi • FEC H6WV02150; 31 Dec 25; Tot $14,458; Dsb $476 |
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Democratic | Stephanie Lynn "Spears" Tomana • FEC H6WV02184 |
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Democratic | Steven Wendelin • FEC H4WV02247; 31 Dec 25; Tot $5,916; Dsb $2,381 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Riley McGowan Moore • FEC H4WV02205; 31 Dec 25; Tot $818,832; Dsb $303,841 |
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Independent | Patrick Joseph "Pat" Carney • FEC H6WV02176 |
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Independent | Christopher "Chris" Whitcomb • FEC H6WV02168 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Kristian Escridge "Kris" Warner • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General John Bohen "J.B." McCuskey • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Lawrence Allen "Larry" Pack • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor Mark Allen Hunt • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Kent Albin Leonhardt • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 10 candidates | |
| • Republican: 10 incumbents, 8 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Americans Coming Together Party | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 3 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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